Stacking apparatus.



W. W. TATE.

STACKING APPARATUS.

APPUCATION FILED JAN-13,1915.

1,149,796. Patented Aug. 10,1915.

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1,149,796. Patented Aug. 10,1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 13, 131-5. Serial 1%. 2,626.

To all whom it may concern Be it IJlOT'Il that l, lVesLsY TATE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at ering in large quantities atthe upper end of the elevator so that the he will he delivered therefromin practically a continuous straight line and in unirorin quantity.

In its more specific aspect, the present in- Wention includes a seriesof adjustable and resiliently yieldable metal straps disposed above andcontiguous to the upper stretch of the elevator at its upper end Wheeloy the purpose above referred to may be attained.

it is an additional object of my invention to generally improve andsimplify the construction 01"" apparatus of the above choc actor, andincrease its efficiency and service- :rbilitv in actual use.

the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to hehereinafter more fully.

described, claimed, and illustrated in the gsccoinpenying drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a machine embodying my intention inits preferred form; Fig. 2 iscn enlarged perspective View of the upperend portion of ithe device; and Fig. 3 is a top-plan View of thereceiving hopper and conveyor.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 designates a suitable framestructure or support upon the upper end of which the parallellongitudinal side Walls 6 of the hopper are suitably mounted or sccurcd-Gut- Wordly inclined directing Wells or ledges '7 are lined upon theupper edges oi the hopper Wells 6. in suitable hearings secured upon theframe structure 5 at its opposite ends, the transversely disposed shaftsand 9, respectively, are journaled. Each of these shafts is equippedwith a pair of rollers 10 upon which the parallel flexible straps orbelts of an endless apron or conveyor 11 sre engaged. These belts areconnected by transverse slats 12 in which a series of pins 13 fixed. Anoperating shaft is is also journeled in bearings secured upon one end ofthe frame structure 5, and one end of t is shaft is connected to thecorresponding-endot the conveyer shaft 9 by means or chein or otherilexilole power trensniie element 15. FJp'on the other end the operatingshaft 14, the belt Wheel 16 is fixed to receive a drive belt extending;from an engine or other suitable source c power.

To one end she Walls c and '7 or the re ceiving hopper, the upwardlyinclined parallel Walls'l'i of the elevtor frame are secured. Uprig tsor standards 18 are fixed upon the outersi es of each of these wallsadjacent its opposite endsend are connected by transverse hers 2i?designstes'tl'ie endless elevate which is Slnfilfif' in (38231. ion tothe convcver l1 and extends around rollers 21 secured upon the operatingshaft 1% end rollers fixed upon atransveee shaft 22 mounted in the upperend of the elevator frame.

Upon the transverse her 19, at the lower end or the elevator frame, theends of a series or" flexible sheet ni'etal strips or plates 2e aresecured. Thesernetol strips extend upwardly over the upper stretch ofthe elevator 2G and adjacent to their upper ends are secured to spacedportions of a transverse metal has This metal her between the points ofattachment of the strips 2% thereto, is for led into a series ifuou'nrdlv extending re The ex T srticeliv dision tudieach of posed asrial slots ends of bolts 2 are scconipan Huron, nunifp invention, tcod,

1 into th hopthe conre zer 11 upon the inclined elevator- '50.

per and delivered the low r of The hey is cs.

the resilient metal scrips 2e exert clean:

ed upwardly by this elevator and it approaches the upper end thereofstantly increasing pressure upon the same. The ,ha-y which will thusforce its way upwardly through the spaces between these spaced strips,may move freely through the loops 26 in the adjustable .bar 25, so thatsaid bar-will not constitute an obstruction against the continuousmovement of the hay. In this manner, it will be appreciated. that thehay is prevented from gathering or bunching at the upper end of theelevator, whigh it is most likely to do, owing to the tendency of thehay to fall over and gravi accordance with the rapidity of feed of the Ihay to the machine and the capacity thereof, It will be apparent thatwith the adoption of obvious modifications, the apparatus may besuitably mounted upon a mower to re: ceive the hay as it is cut anddeliver the same to a suitable hayrack or other vehicle drawn along sideof the mower. The invention is also suscepticle of a great manymodifications in the form, proportion, and arrangement of the severalelements employed, and it is, therefore, to be understood, that Ireserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as maybe fairlyembodied within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a machine of the class described, anendless elevator. and means vertically adjustable with respect to theupper stretch of the elevator to yieldably hold the material in placethereon.

2. In a machineof the class described, an endless elevator, a pluralityof longitudinally disposed resilient members arranged above the upperstretch of. the elevator and fixed at one of their ends, and means forad justing said members at their other ends with respect 'to theelevator to vary the pressure of the same upon the material.

3. In a machine of the class described, an endless elevator. .aplurality of longitudinally disposed resilient members arranged abovethe upper stretch of the elevator and fixed at one of their ends. andvertically adjustable means connecting said members adjacent their otherends to vary the pressureof said members upon the material.

4. In a machine of the class described, an endless elevator, a pluralityof longitudinally disposed resilient members arranged above the upperstretch of the-elevator and fixed at one. of their ends, and adjustablemeans for simultaneously adjusting said resilient members at their otherends with re I spect to the elevator to vary the pressure of saidmembers upon the material. t 5. In a machine of the class described, anendless elevator, a plurality of resilient pressure members fixed at oneof their endsv and converging to their other ends toward the upperstretch of the elevator, and a vertically adjustable bar connecting saidmembers adjacent their free ends to simultaneously adjust the same withrespect to the elevator and vary the pressure of said members upon thematerial.

6. In a machine of the class described an endless elevator, a pluralityof pressure ing loops in line with'the' spacesb'etween said members topermit of the movement of the material in a. plane above the planeofsaid members at their free ends.

8. In a machine of the class described, an

endlessv elevator, a plurality of independently yieldable pressuremembers disposed contiguous to one stretch of the elevator, and a singlerigid bar'connecting said pressure members and having oflset portionsbetween the pressure members to permit of the movement of the materialon the elevator through the spaces between the pressure members.

Q. In a machine of the class described, an

endless elevator. a plurality of resilient pres-- sure members fixed atone end and having portions disposed "contiguous to one stretch of theelevator, and a rigid bar connecting said pressure members and having aSeries of loops formed therein corresponding with the spaces between thepressure members to permit of the movement of the material through saidspaces. 4

'10. Ina machine of the class d'e'scrlbed, an

endless elevator, a plurality of independ- I ently yieldablc resilientpressure members disposed contiguous to one stretch of the elevator. andmeans for adjusting said members with respect to the elevator-to varythe pressure of the same upon the material- 11. In a machine of theclass described, an endless elevator, a plurality of resilient membersarranged contiguous to one stretch of the elevator, an elementconnecting the pressure members, and means for adjustably mounting saidelement to vary the pressure of said members upon the material.

12. In a machine ofthe class described, an endless elevator, spacedresilient; members disposed contiguous to one stretch of the elevator,and an adjustably mounted element for holding said members inspacedresignature in the presence of two Witnesses.

-WESLEY V. TATE. Vitnesses:

KLINE XVOODRING, WV. HARRISON WALKER.

